Police have seized accused killer Patrick Stephenson’s car as they continue to search for the body of missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy. Police charged the 22-year-old with the murder of the missing mother on Thursday. As part of their investigation into the Murphy’s alleged murder, 7NEWS has been told police have seized Stephenson’s 4WD, probing if the 51-year-old was hit by the car. 7NEWS understands police had been keeping an eye on Stephenson for two weeks.
Link between Murphy and accused killer revealed Murphy’s husband Mick did not want to speak on camera however he told 7NEWS on Friday he didn’t know Stephenson and wouldn’t recognise him if they passed in the street. While police have said that Murphy and Stephenson, the son of former AFL player Orren Stephenson, had never met, Stephenson did attend St Francis Xavier Primary School when he was a child, the same school were Murphy worked as a volunteer in the uniform shop.
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